Ottoman hinges *without* gas struts ?

[Jethro_uk]

Went to open our ottoman bed this morning, and discovered one of the pressed studs the gas strut connects to had sheared off.

A cursory google suggests (naturally :( ) that it's easy to get the whole shebang with gas struts, but since my gas struts are OK (for now) I wondered if anyone knew of a source for just the hinge - ideally one side only.

I'm assuming (!) that the fact there appear to be a lot of people selling them with no reference to make/model is a hopeful sign there's some sort of standard in play ? TIA

[Bob Minchin]

Re-fit the broken off stud. The hinges are not standard there are several makes and will have a different action.

[Jethro_uk]

I was afraid of that. The problem is the stud is still embedded in the arm ... I guess it's a bit of work with a drill.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

If they are like car ones, the housing on the strut is generally plastic, and the ball part can be popped out. Assuming there is something to get a grip on.

[The Natural Philosopher]

and a stud extractor...

[Jethro_uk]

So, following advice here, removed the hinge mechanism, and sawed off the stud from one side. Then the other. And when it still didn't come out, had to drill it :)

Anyway, have managed to cobble it together with a 6mm bolt (biggest I could find) and a lash up of nuts to lock together to make a space on the bolt for the strut to fit on. Bit loose, but it'll do for a few weeks.

Long term fix is to find the suitable bolt with a thickened spacer for the strut to work on. Although the *proper* design should have used a bearing sleeve to reduce friction ...